Amazon will pay $4 million to settle driver tip theft lawsuit

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1. “The 2022 lawsuit was filed to penalize Amazon for withholding more than $60 million from Flex drivers.

   Amazon has agreed to pay the District of Columbia $3.95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the retail giant had stolen more than $60 million in tips intended for its Flex delivery drivers. DC Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced the settlement today, which includes $2.45 million in penalties and requires Amazon to clearly disclose how tips are being used for any purpose besides compensating drivers.

   “When companies mislead customers to boost their profits by stealing tips intended for their workers, they are cheating their consumers, their employees, and their competitors who play by the rules,” said Schwalb. “

   “It’s not sufficient, after being caught, to simply give back the ill-gotten gains. Rather, there must be meaningful consequences to deter misconduct from happening in the first place.”

2. They got away cheap. Stesl $60 mil and payback $4 mil.

3. Wait, did FTC pay the drivers the $62 mil. or did they force Amazon along with the settlement?

4. Goddam! Fuck people out of $60 million and settle for $4 million, more than half of which is fines. Good fucking business from what I see. Where’s the penalty here?

5. Cool, they made $4 million back in the time it took for you to read the headline.

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